JOSHUA TIME 947

Intelligent Robots!










The Robot

A man walked into a very high-tech restaurant in a fancy hotel. As he
waited to be seated, he noticed that the Maitre D' was a robot.

The robot clicked to attention and said, "Sir, there is a one hour wait.
I am programmed to converse with you until a table is ready, If you
please."

Intrigued, the man said, "OK."

The robot clicked a couple more times and then asked, "Sir, what is your
IQ?"

The man answered, "Oh, about 164."

The robot then proceeded to discuss the theory of relativity,
Interstellar space travel, the latest medical breakthroughs, etc.

The man was most impressed.. The next day he returned, but thought he
would try a different tactic.

The robot again asked, "What is your IQ, sir?" This time the man
answered, "Oh, about 100."

So the robot started discussing NASCAR racing , the latest basketball
scores, and what to expe ct the Red Sox to do this weekend.

The guy had to try it one more time. So the next day he returned.

Again the robot asked the question, "What is your IQ?"


This time the man drawled out "Uh .... 'bout 50."

The robot clicked, then leaned close and very slowly asked,

"A-r-e

y-o-u-r

p-e-o-p-l-e

g-o-i-n-g

t-o

n-o-m-i-n-a-t-e

H-i-l-l-a-r-y?"

JOSHUA TIME 946

Guess who owns Target

Look who owns Target

Wasn't it last Christmas that Target refused to let the Salvation Army ring their bells in front of their stores?

Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association wrote.

'Recently we asked the local TARGET store to be a proud
sponsor of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our
spring recognition event.

We received the following reply
from the local TARGET management:
' Veterans do not meet our
area of giving. We only donate to the arts, social action
groups, gay & lesbian causes, and education.'

So I'm thinking, if the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and
veterans in general, do not meet their donation criteria,
then something is really wrong at this TARGET sto re. We were
not asking for thousands of dollars, not even hundreds, just
a small sponsorship for a memorial remembrance.

As a follow-up, I E-mailed the TARGET U.S. Corporate
Headquarters and their response was the same.
That's their
national policy.

Then I looked into the company further. < B>< I>
They will not allow
the Marines to collect for 'Toys for Tots' at any of their
stores And during the recent Iraq deployment, they would
not allow families of employees who were called up for
active duty to continue their insurance coverage while
they were on military service. Then as I dig further,

TARGET
is a French-owned corporation .

Now, I'm thinking again. If TARGET cannot support American
Veterans, then why should my family and I support their
stores by spending our hard earned America ! n dollars!

And,
have their profits sent to France .

Without the American
Vets, where would France be today?

'They, most likely would be speaking German and trading in Deutsch Marks'

Sincerely,
Dick Forrey
Veterans Helping Veterans


Please send this on to everyone you know
to let Target know
we don't need them either !

JOSHUA TIME 945

----- Original Message -----
From: "MountainWings"
To: "Loretta Robinson"
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 1:15 AM
Subject: MountainWings:Saturday - The Parachute?


> -------------------------------------------------
> MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
> #1200 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> The Parachute?
> ===============
>
> Charles Plumb, a US Naval Academy graduate,
> was a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam.
>
> After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a
> surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy
> hands. He was captured and spent six years in a communist
> Vietnamese prison.
>
> He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from
> that experience.
>
> One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant,
> a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew
> jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk.
> You were shot down!"
>
> "How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.
>
> "I packed your parachute," the man replied.
>
> Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude.
> The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!"
>
> Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked,
> I wouldn't be here today."
>
> Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man.
>
> Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he might have looked like in
> a Navy uniform: a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom
> trousers.
>
> I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said
> "Good morning," "How are you?" or anything because, you see,
> I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor.
>
> Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent on a long
> wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the
> shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his
> hands each time, the fate of someone he didn't know.
>
> Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?"
>
> Everyone has someone who provides what he or she needs to make
> it through the day. Plumb also points out that he needed many
> kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy
> territory -- he needed his physical parachute, his mental
> parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute.
>
> He called on all these supports before reaching safety.
>
> Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss
> what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or
> thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has
> happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice
> for no reason.
>
> As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize
> those people who pack your parachute.
>
>
> Thank you for inviting MountainWings in your mailbox.
> See you tomorrow.
>
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JOSHUA TIME 944

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> MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
> #7313 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> Did You Call Me?
> =================
>
> God: Hello. Did you call me?
> Me: Called you? No... Who is this?
>
> God: This is GOD. I heard your prayers.
> So, I thought I will chat.
> Me: I do pray. Just makes me feel good.
> I am actually busy now.
>
> God: What are you busy at? Ants are busy too.
> Me: Don't know. But, I can't find free time.
> Life has become hectic. It's rush hour all the time.
>
> God: Sure. Activity gets you busy.
> Productivity gets you results.
> Activity consumes time. Productivity frees it.
> Me: I understand. Yet, I still can't figure out. By the way,
> I was not expecting YOU to call me on instant messaging chat
>
> God: I wanted to solve your fight for time, by giving you some
> clarity. In this internet era, I wanted to reach you
> through the way in which you would understand.
>
> Me: Tell me, why has life become complicated now?
> God: Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis makes it
> complicated.
>
> Me: Why are we constantly unhappy?
> God: Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about
> yesterday. You are worrying because you are analyzing.
> Worrying has become your habit. That's why you are not
> happy.
>
> Me: How can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty?
> God: Uncertainty is inevitable. Worrying is optional.
>
> Me: There is so much pain due to uncertainty.
> God: Pain is inevitable - it will come. Suffering is optional,
> you can choose.
>
> Me: If suffering is optional, why do good people also suffer?
> God: Diamonds cannot be polished without friction.
> Gold cannot be purified without fire.
> Good people go through trials, but, don't suffer.
> With that experience, their life becomes better,
> not bitter.
>
> Me: You mean to say such experience is useful?
> God: Yes. Experience is a hard teacher.
> She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards.
>
> Me: Still, why should we go through such tests?
> Why can't we be free from problems?
> God: Problems are purposeful roadblocks offering beneficial
> lessons to develop strength.
> Inner strength comes from struggle and endurance,
> not when you are free from problems.
>
> Me: Frankly, in the midst of so many problems,
> we don't know where we are heading ...
> God: If you look outside, you will not know where you are going.
> Look inside.
> Looking outside, you dream.
> Looking inside, you awaken.
> Eyes provide sight. Heart provides insight.
>
> Me: Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more than
> moving in the right direction. What should I do?
> God: Success is a measurement decided by others.
> Satisfaction is a measurement decided by you.
> Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying.
> You work with the compass. Let others work with the clock.
>
> Me: In tough times, how do you stay motivated?
> God: Always look at how far you have come rather than how far
> you have to go.
> Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.
>
> Me: What surprises you about people?
> God: When they suffer they ask, "Why me?"
> When they prosper, they never ask "Why me?"
> Everyone wishes to have truth on their side.
> Few want to be on the side of the truth.
>
> Me: Sometimes, I ask, "Who am I? Why am I here?"
> I can't get the answer.
> God: Seek not to find who you are, but, to determine who you
> want to be. Stop looking for a purpose as to why you are
> here. Create it.
> Life is not a process of discovery.
> It's a process of creation.
>
> Me: How can I get the best out of life?
> God: Face your past without regret.
> Handle your present with confidence.
> Prepare for the future without fear.
>
> Me: One last question. Sometimes, I feel my prayers are not
> answered.
> God: There are no unanswered prayers. At times, the answer is
> "NO."
>
> Me: Thank you for this wonderful chat.
> God: Well, keep the faith and drop the fear.
> Life is a mystery to solve not a problem to resolve.
>
> Trust me.
>
>
>
>
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JOSHUA TIME 945

WRITTEN BY A 15 yr. old SCHOOL KID IN ARIZONA:









WRITTEN BY A 15 yr. old SCHOOL KID IN ARIZONA:

New Pledge of Allegiance (TOTALLY AWESOME) !



Since the Pledge of Allegiance and The Lord's Prayer

are not allowed in most public schools anymore

Because the word 'God' is mentioned....

A kid in Arizona wrote the attached

NEW School prayer :

Now I sit me down in school

Where praying is against the rule

For this great nation under God

Finds mention of Him very odd.

If Scripture now the class recites,

It violates the Bill of Rights.

And anytime my head I bow

Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green,

That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.

The law is specific, the law is precise.

Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.

For praying in a public hall

Might offend someone with no faith at all.

In silence alone we must meditate,

God's name is prohibited by the state.

We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,

And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.

They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.

To quote the Good Book makes me liable.

We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,

And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.

It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong,

We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong.

We can get our condoms and birth controls,

Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.

But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,

No word of God must reach this crowd.

It's scary here I must confess,

When chaos reigns the school's a mess.

So, Lord, this silent plea I make:

Should I be shot; My soul please take!

Amen

If you aren't ashamed to do this, please pass this on.

Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father.'

Not ashamed. Pass this on.

JOSHUA TIME 944

MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
> #1198 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> The Grade
> ==========
>
> A professor stood before his class of twenty senior
> organic biology students about to hand out the final
> exam.
>
> "I want to say that it's been a pleasure teaching you this
> semester. I know you've all worked extremely hard and
> many of you are off to medical school after summer. So
> that no one gets their GPA messed up because they might have
> been celebrating a bit too much this week, anyone who would
> like to opt out of the final exam today will receive a 'B' for the
> course."
>
> There was much rejoicing in the class as students got up,
> walked to the front of the class, and took the professor up on his
> offer. As the last taker left the room, the professor looked
> out over the handful of remaining students and asked,
> "Anyone else? This is your last chance."
>
> One final student rose up and opted out of the final.
>
> The professor closed the door and took attendance of those
> students remaining.
>
> "I'm glad to see you believe in yourself," he said.
>
> "You all get 'A's."
>
>
>
> How many have taken the easy way out?
>
> The short road, the easy path, the light load,
> all lead to lower grades in the school of life.
>
>
>
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